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Each week I write a blog post which describes what I learned that week. I write these blog posts for two reasons. First, I want to keep track of my personal development and writing regular blog posts is a great way to do it. Second, I want to share my findings with you. I hope […] Read More about What I Learned This Week (Week 34/2013)

Everyone has heard about hipster developers. These are the guys and gals who are working in startups and doing cool things. They are not driven by money. They are driven by the will to make the world a better place for all of us. They use cool technologies. They are agile. They are lean. You […] Read More about The Way of the Hipster

Each week I write a blog post which describes what I learned that week. I write these blog posts for two reasons. First, I want to keep track of my personal development and writing regular blog posts is a great way to do it. Second, I want to share my findings with you. I hope […] Read More about What I Learned This Week (Week 33/2013)

When I started using Java 7, I noticed right away that the Cobertura Maven plugin doesn’t support it. This was a huge problem to me because I used code coverage reports every day. I did some research and found the JaCoCo code coverage library. It looked interesting and I decided to give it a shot. […] Read More about Creating Code Coverage Reports for Unit and Integration Tests With the JaCoCo Maven Plugin

Each week I write a blog post which describes what I learned that week. I write these blog posts for two reasons. First, I want to keep track of my personal development and writing regular blog posts is a great way to do it. Second, I want to share my findings with you. I hope […] Read More about What I Learned This Week (Week 32/2013)

Best practices are the backbone of software development (or so we are told). Every developer has his own opinions about software development processes, architecture, and programming. These opinions are based on education, personal experiences, and the experiences of other software developers. These opinions are also known as best practices, and every software company has them. […] Read More about The Dark Side of Best Practices